Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-12-02
A ROMANTIC STORY.
The sad Lot of Loving Father Who Was
Disowned by His Own Wife.

The Sad Lot of "A Loving Father Who Was
Disowned by His Own Wife.
Nearly sixty years ago 1t was my
pleasure to make the acquaintance OF
one of the most prominent young men
in town, a son of the deacon. the lead
err of the choir, and one looked up to
as model of beauty and manliness.
His father died and left him a hand
some property and widowed mother
to care for. and for some few years
every thing moved on around the
large farm as though moved by
strong and energetic hand, and in due
time he married the daughter of
Professional man and his old mother
was laid away in the graveyard near
by. where for generations the family
had been laid in honored graves.
Specul alton seemed to be the ruling
pas sion with this young man, but all
his hopes were not realized. The
home and farm of his fathers was
traded away for one in the city and
here disappointment after disappoint-
ment soured his young wife and her
more conservative parents against
him; and though she had a family of
three little children. she ght
their friendly roof where the
father was shut out and the
children were sent to school. On one
occasion, some years after, when the
children were OH their way to school
their father met the IN, and thinking
they might be his own asked them who
they were, and with tears in his eyes
turned away with saddened heart,
for he had never disgraced them by
any bad habit, not even by the use of
tobacco. only he and their mother did
not think alike and the breach was
made wider by her parents. They,
however passed away from the earth
while the husband and father traversed
the earth far and near, finding no rest
for his proud spirit. which he had in-
herited from his fathers. Once in
great while he would be seen going to
the home of one of his daughters, who
was married we'll, and try to be friend
ly. but he was not well received, be-
cause of her early training by the par
ent and grandparents. He would
gladly have kept up correspondence
and familiarity with his family. but
this was not allowed. Yet he made
clandestine visits to one of these
daughters homes, and on one occasion
saw his wife, though 80 many years
had interviewed that he did
not know her. and he sat and
talked with her and other members of
the family for the space of IA half hour
when she arose from her chair and left
the room. He then said to his daugh-
tor: You have a boarder. She
said yes. and never told him that it
was his wife. She now has passed
away, and all her father family. The
children still live. all are married and
lovely in character. The father. if liv-
ing, is now about eighty years of age
without home or friends among those
who knew him in his prosperous days
except few who are called out in pity
to give him nights lodging or II
meal of victuals, as in years past he
has visited his native place.
The story is that he is dead-died in
the almshouse in a neighboring State.
The old farm held by the family nearly
two hundred years passed into other
hands and could these ancient owners
now see the great change made by the
manufacturing interest which obliter-
ates this farm. whether they would
be pleased or not, must be left for
others to judge. The whole lesson
teaches us that we should cultivate
love and friendship in the family and
overlook. not magnify, little faults
Cor. Salem (Mass.) Gdzette.